Memphis police investigating after body found in repossessed car

Memphis police are investigating after the body of a woman was found Monday in the trunk of a repossessed car that was taken across the state line to Mississippi.

Lt. Karen Rudolph, Memphis police spokeswoman, said the department was contacted by Horn Lake police after the body was discovered by a business that repossessed the vehicle.

Police said employees with All-Star Recovery at 6667 Pasadena Road in Horn Lake towed the car from a home in the 3500 block of Crow Road, off of Highland, Sunday night.

"This morning, employees of the business were reportedly doing inventory of the vehicle and found a body inside the trunk," Rudolph said. " Due to the fact that the vehicle was towed from a location in Memphis, homicide detectives were sent to the scene."

Rudolph said the cause of death and the woman's identity have are not been released by police as the investigation is ongoing.